Each spring during the first warm rainy night after the equinox, hundreds of amphibians move from underground lairs to vernal pools. To find out when Baltimore Woods will attempt to observe this migration at Labrador Hollow, watch for alerts on our website, or sign up online to be put on our alert list. Bring a [...]
Hundreds of amphibians have emerged from the leaf litter in the forest to come together in exclusive woodland pools. This early spring extravaganza is only the beginning of the story, though. Join Rand Michaels in an exploration of these vernal pools to take a closer look at thousands of frog and salamander eggs. Along the [...]
Back by popular demand! Night Moves: Spring Amphibian Migration A Virtual Program available for viewing April 2 - 30 Warm rainy nights in spring bring frogs and salamanders out of their winter slumber and trigger mass migrations to their breeding waters. Baltimore Woods Nature Center Naturalist Tom Meier takes you to Labrador Hollow for a [...]
Warm nights in May turn normally secretive gray treefrogs and spring peepers into superstars! Naturalist Tom Meier takes you on a video excursion to Baltimore Woods to witness the wildest pond party of spring. Special guests include gray treefrogs, spring peepers, green frogs, bull frogs, American toads, and more! Sign up to view Treefrogs and [...]
Come learn how to identify frogs by sound as we venture out to frog and toad hotspots within Baltimore Woods.
Let's take a hike around our pond and forests to look for the frogs, toads, tadpoles, salamanders, and newts that live at Baltimore Woods.